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Chelsea have stormed ahead of Arsenal in the race for Sami Khedira - after it emerged that Real Madrid are looking to sign goalkeeper Petr Cech despite being linked with Manchester United's David De Gea.

Cech has lost his place to Belgian keeper Thibaut Courtois this season, and could be the key to a swap deal for Khedira. (Daily Express)

Arsenal are set to bid £8m for Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk in January - but may have to battle Manchester United to snap up the Dutchman. (Daily Star)

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Aston Villa will have to double Ron Vlaar's wages to have any chance of keeping him from joining Manchester United - but even that may not be enough to prevent him leaving for Old Trafford in January. (Daily Star)

Alex Ferguson has revealed he tried to sign Luke Shaw from Southampton when the left back was just 16-years-old. Manchester United finally got their man this summer in a £30m deal. (MUTV)

Andy Carroll's agent Mark Curtis has played down any talk of a return to Newcastle for the West Ham striker. When asked about the possibility of a move he said: “Not a chance.” (Newcastle Chronicle)

Mesut Ozil has taken to Twitter, apparently to scotch reports he is set to leave Arsenal for Bayern Munich in January. He wrote: "thanks for your support following my injury. I'll come back on the pitch soon as I can to help #AFC. now and in the future #MiaSanArsenal."

‘Mia san mia’, which loosely translates as ‘we are who we are’, is a popular chant among Bayern fans. (Metro)